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Ludi Lin cast as the Black Ranger in Power Rangers

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The cast of Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment’s upcoming big screen reboot of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers continues to come together, with the official Twitter site revealing that relative newcomer Ludi Lin (Marco Polo, Monster Hunt) has been cast as Zack Taylor, a.k.a. the Black Ranger.Lin is the third actor to join the film after Naomi Scott […]

RJ Cyler cast as the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl star RJ Cyler has become the latest addition to the cast of the Power Rangers movie, with the official Twitter account revealing that he’s secured the role of Billy Cranston, a.k.a. The Blue Ranger.Cyler’s casting follows yesterday’s news that Ludi Lin (Marco Polo, Monster Hunt) will play Zack […]

Don’t expect to see cameos from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the movie reboot

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The Power Rangers are set to make their return to the big screen next year courtesy of Lionsgate and Saban, but any fans of the TV series hoping to see the original cast of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers popping up in cameos will be disappointed to hear that they weren’t approached about appearing in the […]

Jason David Frank says Power Rangers reboot to shoot this year, hopes to be involved as “there’s no movie without me”

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Despite a small setback with Roberto Orci pulling out as executive producer, it looks like the live-action Power Rangers reboot is still moving ahead, with Jason David Frank – a.k.a. Tommy Oliver, the original Green (and White) Ranger – telling ComicBook that cameras are expected to start rolling this year, and that he hopes to […]

Dacre Montgomery cast as The Red Ranger in the Power Rangers reboot

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Following the announcement that Naomi Scott had been cast as Kimberly Ann Hart, aka The Pink Ranger in the upcoming reboot of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Lionsgate announced today that unknown actor Dacre Montgomery has been cast as Jason Lee Scott, aka The Red Ranger.Check out the announcement below: Every #PowerRangers squad needs a leader. […]

Power Rangers Dino Super Charge to premiere this month, next season titled Power Rangers Ninja Steel

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Saban Brands and Nickelodeon have  announced that Power Rangers Dino Super Charge, the 23rd season of the iconic, long-standing franchise, will premiere on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S, as well as revealing that the 24th season – which gets underway next year – will be titled Power Rangers Ninja […]

Becky Gomez rounds out Power Rangers cast, original character names confirmed

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Lionsgate and Saban Entertainment have round out their Mighty Morphin’ team for the Power Rangers reboot, revealing that Becky Gomez – a.k.a. singer Becky G – has joined the cast of the film as the Yellow Ranger.Gomez joins the previously announced Dacre Montogomery (Betrand The Terrible) as the Red Ranger, Naomi Scott (The Martian) as […]

Power Rangers and The Divergent Series: Ascendant pushed back

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It looks like fans of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers will have a little longer to wait to see their heroes back on the big screen, as Lionsgate has pushed back the release once again, along with the final chapter of the Divergent franchise. Variety is reporting that Power Rangers will now hit cinemas on […]